By Tori B. Powell, Mike Hayes, Matt Meyer and Seán Federico O'Murchú, CNN
From CNN's Chloe Melas
Lady Gaga took the stage to perform an emotional and rousing rendition of her song, "Hold My Hand" during the Oscars Sunday night.
The song, from "Top Gun: Maverick," is nominated for an Oscar in the category of best original song.
Gaga went makeup-free and wore a t-shirt and jeans for the performance.
Gaga received a standing ovation.
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" took home the Academy Award for best animated short film.
From CNN's Lisa Respers France
Awards shows are often the place where celebrities look to make a social or political statement, and the Academy Awards is no different.
On Sunday night, some attendees donned blue ribbons. The UN Refugee Agency said on Twitter the gesture was in support of their #WithRefugees campaign.
"Best thing about the #Oscars tonight? The stars rocking our blue ribbons on the red carpet," the tweet read. "RT if you stand #WithRefugees too, no matter who they are, or where they come from."
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Moonga's "The Elephant Whisperers" won the award for best documentary short film.
The film depicts the relationship between an indigenous couple and an orphaned baby elephant.
From CNN's Marianne Garvey
A little more than halfway through the Oscars ceremony, host Jimmy Kimmel brought up the slap again, saying that viewers might at the midway point "miss the slap" a little.
Kimmel, referencing last year's Will Smith incident, was joking that the crowd probably needed some excitement with so much longer to go.
Several of the major awards have yet to be announced nearly two hours into the show.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" wins the Oscar for best international feature film.
It is also the first German-language movie to be nominated in the best picture category.
Edward Berger’s adaptation of the German World War I novel cleaned up at the BAFTAs, including a surprise win for best picture. It’s been quite a journey for the film, which was released by Netflix in October with relatively little fanfare, only for it to chime with awards season voters. The streamer has been campaigning heavily ever since.
CNN's Thomas Page contributed to this post.
Ruth Carter took home the Academy Award for best costume design for her work in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."
While accepting the award, she thanked the Academy "for recognizing the super hero that is a Black woman."
"She endures. She loves. She overcomes," Carter said. "She is every woman in this film. She is my mother. This week Mabel Carter became an ancestor."
She called on the late "Black Panther" actor Chadwick Boseman to "please take care of mom." Boseman died in 2020 after battling colon cancer.
Carter’s win puts her in esteemed company. Only four other Black Oscar winners have earned multiple statues in competitive categories – Denzel Washington, sound mixer Willie D. Burton, sound mixer Russell Williams II and Mahershala Ali.
She is the first Black woman to accomplish the feat. In 2019, Carter became the first Black woman to win in the best costume design category for her work on the first “Black Panther” film.
From CNN's Lisa Respers France
It's expected that someone might make an ass of themselves on an awards show night, but the Oscars audience seemed more than a little surprised when an actual donkey showed up.
Jenny, the adorable donkey who fatefully appeared in the film "The Banshees of Inisherin," was brought on stage by host Jimmy Kimmel, who said that in addition to being a performer, Jenny was a "certified emotional support donkey."
At least, Kimmel said, that's what they told the airline to get Jenny to Los Angeles for the awards show.
Kimmel offered hugs with Jenny if anyone needed them, before joking: "Let's get you back on that Spirit Airlines flight now, huh?"
"The Whale" won the Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling.
Star Brendan Fraser gives a buried-under-makeup performance as a reclusive, obese teacher in the film.
The film was not without controversy, as one of its most-discussed features was the fat suit Fraser wears to portray a 600-pound character. While some critics found the performance highly empathetic, others said the film was fatphobic.
